Update Blog - 4/24/21 (Patreon)

This had not been a fun week for me. Right out of nowhere, I somehow ended up getting Laryngitis. Thankfully, this didn't make me completely sick where I was unable to work, but considering how this affected my voice and made me sound like Patty & Selma from The Simpsons, you can imagine how this is an issue for me both as a YouTuber and as a voice actor. But even with that in my throat, let me tell you the better part of my week.

- Released my review of this year's Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts: This is so far the best sponsorship I've ever had. It didn't pay as much as the DemoCreator one, but it was still a great experience to get a chance to see all the Oscar nominated animated shorts and make a review out of them. Sure, I wish my health was better to give it a better and proper review, but I am still happy with this more vlog-style review and talking about these shorts. But what makes me proud of this video is that it lets me talk about an Oscar category that is often overlooked, even by the animation community. While everyone's debating if Soul or Wolfwalkers should win, people don't really care about some of the more intriguing stuff happening with the shorts. Even if it's just from a "cartoon reviewer" talking in front of his webcam about them, at least it's a way to acknowledge what these shorts are and give them a time to shine. Seriously, people are really missing out on them.

- Released my review of Wolfwalkers: This was a review that was months in the making. I believe it started by the end of 2020 when YoshTea contacted me about doing a collab review on this movie, just so he can let out his thoughts about it without making it seem out of place on his channel. I decided why not and we went on to discuss and work on a script from there. Fun Fact: It's from talking to him about it and making this review that helped me pick either this or Soul to be #1 on the Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films of 2020. It is true that we both put this on the side for a while for our own personal projects (like AL:WDAS+), but I figured that the best time to release it would be when it's relevancy pops up again for the Oscars. In the end, we are both very happy with how it came out and lad to have a real animator like YoshTea come on board to also provide his input on the animation. You bet I would be down to do something like this again with another reviewer or animator.

- Finished working on my review of Arlo the Alligator Boy: I will admit that this took a bit longer than expected, but there is some legit reason for it. Not only did I have to include the songs (since it is a musical), but I also have a lot to say about this movie, both with what's great about it and...well, not so great. It's also because I had other plans and projects that were in the way from me finishing the review like the Oscar shorts and my podcast. Not to mention waiting for a sufficient amount of clips to appear online so that I can include in the review without using the same ones over and over. But the hunt for clips and delaying the production is over and I got this one all set for next week. There will be a lot to talk about with this movie, and it'll be interesting to see what others will say about Arlo.

- Starting a new Top 10: On YouTube last week, I made a community post asking what would people want to see for the next Top 10, since it has been a while (months even) since I've made a real one. Among my choices, however, I'm honestly kicking myself for even including that one, not because I don't like the idea of it, but finding contenders for it will not be easy. I've been doing some good research looking for good choices on this Top 10 and while I may continue looking for more in case, I think I got a good amount to work with here. I know many have missed me doing these, but now with AL:WDAS+ finished, except some more coming this year ;)

- Currently working on my review of The Mitchells vs. the Machines: Yep, it's coming out next week, but, as luck would have it, Netflix is doing an early public premiere today and I know this is an opportunity I cannot miss. I've made my reservation to check it out online and I'm ready to get to work on this review this weekend. Sure, it will come at the cost of delaying this week's podcast by a couple of hours, but for the sake of an early review for an anticipated animated feature, I think it'll work out in the long run. Just like how this was an Oscars week, we're gonna have a Netflix week next! 

And that should eb it with my week of health issues and working on new videos and reviews. As you're reading this, I should be getting better and soon will have my signature voice back loud clear and wacky as everyone remembers. So, as I got take more meds to make it better, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!